James K. Polk was the 11th President of the United States. He
was also the president at the time of the Mexican/American war.
He was a democrat who was committed to the manifest destiny
theory.Polk is responsible for the second-largest expansion to
the nation's territory. He sent General Zachary Taylor to
Mexican Territory to claim it as their own land.
was also the president at the time of the Mexican/American war.
He was a democrat who was committed to the manifest destiny
theory.Polk is responsible for the second-largest expansion to
the nation's territory. He sent General Zachary Taylor to
Mexican Territory to claim it as their own land.